Safety Gate With Attached Toe Board

Abstract

An attachment is provided for a safety gate that is positioned to close the opening in a catwalk to allow access to and from a ladder or stairs. The gate is urged to the closed position by springs. The improvement is an attachment for connecting to the lower side of existing gates to prevent workmen using the catwalk from slipping under the gate and falling into the opening for stairs or a ladder.

1 . A safety gate adapted for mounting across an opening in a hand rail, the gate comprising:
 a frame having at least an upper horizontal member and a lower horizontal member and vertical members joining the upper and lower horizontal members;   means for mounting the gate to the hand rail for pivotal movement around a vertical axis;   a spring urging the gate toward a first position to maintain the gate in the first position extending across the opening to prevent passage therethrough in one direction when the gate is not forceably held in a second position, and   an attachment removably attached to and extending below the upper and lower horizontal members, the attachment comprising:
 first and second loops slidably mounted in spaced apart relation around the at least two horizontal members; 
 a first vertical support member joined to the first loop and a second vertical support member joined to the second loop; and 
 first and second butt plate members joined to the first and second vertical support members, the first and second butt plate members positioned below the lower horizontal member, one of the butt plate members including a plurality of bolt holes, thereby providing an adjustment in the mounting relationship between the first and second butt plate members. 
   
     
     
         2 . The safety gate of  claim 1 , further comprising a stop allowing the gate to pivot in only one direction from the first position to the second position, the stop including an adjustable plate to adjust the first position as required by a location of the opening. 
     
     
         3 . The safety gate of  claim 1 , wherein the first loop comprises first upper and lower loop sections and the second loop comprises second upper and lower loop sections. 
     
     
         4 . The safety gate of  claim 3 , wherein the first vertical support member is bolted to the first upper and lower loop sections and the second vertical support member is bolted to the second upper and lower loop sections.